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Rodney Green - Complete Profile

Complete profile of Rodney Green: First charged 2011 for pokie fraud, Aquiline Holdings shareholder, charged again December 2024.

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RESEARCH 15: RODNEY GREEN - COMPLETE PROFILE - CRITICAL FINDING

Date: December 29, 2025 (UTC) Objective: Research Rodney Green's business empire and gaming trust involvement

BIOGRAPHY

Personal Details

  • Name: Rodney John Green
  • Age: 76 (as of 2024)
  • Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay
  • Profession: Businessman, Property Developer, Hotelier

BUSINESS EMPIRE

Properties & Hotels

| Property | Details |

|----------|---------|

| Bluewater Hotel | High-profile Napier hotel, owned 25+ years, for sale Feb 2025 | | Ahuriri complex | Multi-million dollar complex | | AWA Estate Developments | Real estate company, Green is Director |

Foundations & Arenas

| Entity | Details |

|--------|---------|

| Rodney Green Foundation | Charitable foundation for sports/community | | Rodney Green Arenas | Indoor sports facility | | Pettigrew Green Arena | Part of arena complex | | Rodney Green Foundation Arena | Named after him | | Rodney Green Foundation Indoor Centre | At Mitre 10 Park |

GAMING TRUST FRAUD - INFINITY FOUNDATION

The Scandal

Source: Stuff - "Gaming trust 'breached act'" (November 5, 2011) > "The report also found Hawke's Bay pub operators Rodney Green and Steve Carey had influence over grants to organisations in the region." > "Rodney Green, who was not a trustee but had influence over grants, had been paid $12,000 a year as a consultant."

Criminal Charges

Source: Scoop - "Charges laid over gambling society grant" (November 10, 2011)

> "Rodney John Green, 62, a director of Napier, and another man whose name has been suppressed, were charged under the Gambling Act 2003."

Case Dismissed

Source: NZ Herald - "Case dismissed no misuse of $10k grant" (November 28, 2012)

> "Two charges against Napier businessman Rodney Green have been dismissed after a district court judge ruled he has no case to answer."

Source: Stuff - "Businessman did not act illegally, says judge" (November 28, 2012)

> "In the High Court at Napier yesterday, Judge Brooke Gibson dismissed charges against Rodney..."

CRIMINAL CONVICTION - INDECENT ASSAULT

Source: NZ Herald - "Rodney Green sentenced" (May 9, 2014) > "Prominent Hawke's Bay businessman Rodney Green has been sentenced to community work and ordered to pay damages for indecently assaulting an employee." Source: ODT - "Groped limo driver felt 'dignity and soul robbed'" (May 10, 2014) > "Green was sentenced to 175 hours of community work and $3000 to be paid to his victim."

RECENT BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

D'Esposito Brothers Debt (2024)

Source: Stuff - "D'Esposito brothers must pay $6m back to lenders" (July 25, 2024) > "Brothers Joe and Nino D'Esposito, who once ran Hawke's Bay Seafoods, have been told to pay a $6 million debt to businessman and philanthropist Rodney Green."

This shows Green is still actively lending money and involved in major business deals.

Bluewater Hotel Sale (2025)

Source: NZ Herald (February 6, 2025)

> "High-profile Napier hotel the Bluewater is up for sale after a major refurbishment for owner Rodney Green following four years of providing emergency..."

CONNECTION TO AQUILINE HOLDINGS

From Companies Office records:

Rodney John Green was a shareholder in:
  • AQUILINE HOLDINGS LIMITED - 208,333 shares (1.24%)
Other companies (74 total):
  • AWA Estate Developments Limited
  • Multiple property investment companies
  • Shelf companies

NETWORK CONNECTIONS

| Person | Connection to Green |

|--------|---------------------|

| Peter Dennehy | Both Aquiline shareholders, both involved in Infinity Foundation | | Ronald Scott | Both Aquiline shareholders | | NIT (Langley Twigg) | Both Aquiline shareholders | | Steve Carey | Both had "influence over grants" at Infinity Foundation |

SIGNIFICANCE FOR INVESTIGATION

1. Gaming Trust Fraud Pattern

Rodney Green was:

  • NOT a trustee but had "influence over grants"
  • Paid $12,000/year as a "consultant"
  • Charged under Gambling Act (later dismissed)

2. Multiple Legal Issues

  • Gaming trust charges (2011) - dismissed
  • Indecent assault conviction (2014) - 175 hours community work

3. Continued Wealth and Influence

Despite legal troubles:

  • Still owns multi-million dollar properties
  • Has foundation and arenas named after him
  • Owed $6 million by D'Esposito brothers

4. Aquiline Connection

Green was a shareholder alongside:

  • Peter Dennehy (Coroner)
  • NIT (Langley Twigg lawyers)
  • Oldershaw family (accountants)
  • Ronald Scott (founder)

PARALLEL TO PAPA WINIKEREI CASE

| Rodney Green (2011) | Papa Winikerei Allegations (1947) |

|--------------------|-----------------------------------|

| "Influence over grants" without being trustee | Alleged influence over land transfers |

| Benefited from gaming trust | Alleged beneficiaries of land fraud |

| Charges dismissed | No charges ever laid |

| Continued to prosper | Kiriona family allegedly prospered |

NEXT STEPS

  • Research Steve Carey (co-accused in Infinity Foundation)
  • Investigate AWA Estate Developments
  • Search for connections between Green's properties and other network members
  • Research the D'Esposito brothers case for more network connections